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If a random sample of N individuals is taken from a population in which a proportion P (= 1 – Q) possess a certain attribute, and of these N are found to possess the attribute, then, as is well known,
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FINNEY, D. Errors of Estimation in Inverse Sampling. Nature 160, 195–196 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160195b0
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